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News
Obama Administration Announces $20 Million for 10 Public-Private Partnerships to Support American Manufacturing and Encourage Investment in the US
Release Date: 10/09/2012

Investments will promote job creation and economic growth in local industry clusters in AZ, CA, MI, NY, OK, OR, PA, TN and WA WASHINGTON — … more

Congratulations to David Wineland! 2012 Nobel Laureate in Physics
Release Date: 10/09/2012

We are thrilled at the news that NIST's David Wineland has been awarded the 2012 Nobel Prize in Physics, along with Professor Serge Haroche of the … more

NIST's David J. Wineland Wins 2012 Nobel Prize in Physics
Release Date: 10/09/2012

David J. Wineland, a physicist at the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), has won the 2012 … more

Conferences and Events
Innovations in Measurement Science: FY13 Projects
October 19, 2012

The NIST Innovations in Measurement Science (IMS) Program - formerly called Competence - provides funds to explore high-risk, leading-edge … more

CIRMS 2012
October 22-25, 2012

The 21st Annual Meeting of the Council on Ionizing Radiation Measurements and Standards will focus on confidence obtained through the traceability … more

Administrators Workshop
October 22-26, 2012

To provide training to Weights and Measures Program Administrators. Training will be based on NIST Handbook 155 - Weights and Measures Program … more